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The Tallest Roti in The World: Roti Tissue

We Malaysians are obsessed with getting into the Guinness Book of World Records–the world’s tallest building (now the second tallest), the tallest tower in the world, the oldest rain forest, the biggest flower, the highest flag pole, the longest mall. The list just goes on and on.

So what about breaking a few cooking records, say like creating the tallest roti in the world? We’ve got that covered…

Aptly named Roti Tissue, this roti was light, thin, super crispy, and coated with generous amount of margarine, honey, condensed milk, and grounded peanut. Being as thin as a piece of tissue paper, unfortunately, this roti tower was also too fragile: it practically “collapsed” and cracked into pieces as soon as you started to eat it.

My verdict? Well, for presentation, I’d give it a thumb up. But for taste, let’s just say that I would prefer the world’s best tasting Roti Canai over this larger-than-life Roti Tissue anytime. Don’t get me wrong, I was floored by the creativity and the roti maker’s skills (I giggled non-stop while watching the preparation), but eating is pure indulgence to the taste buds and palate, it’s not a spectator sport. So there.

We’ve been to the restaurant and tried it, the staff recommended it and it was really huge! Also very interesting to see how they made it. Tasted sweet and salty and cracked apart as soon as you start to eat it. Yummy!

In Brunei Darussalam, they are called ‘Dosai’. Tasted sour. Sourness depends on the time of fermentation for the rice. It’s one of my favorite. I won’t compare ‘dosai’ with roti canai. Because it is special on its own. There are different types of dosai, which I knew. Depending in its accompanying sauces. And the one above is one of them. As you can see it is shaped like a cone shaped hat. Hence its name ‘Dosai Topi’or Hat Dosai.